Configuration

The goal of forming a spatial, temporal, or logical arrangement of game elements.

Providing goals which consist of arranging game elements according to some predefine rule are a common use of game elements in games where the game elements can be moved. These goals make players try to form a Configuration of the available game elements.

Examples

Example: The card game Illuminati uses Configuration for control groups, which can be spatially arranged to draw benefit of similarities in alignment and maximize the use of control arrows.

Example: Zendo, an abstract game where the winning condition is to guess a Gonfiguration.

Example: Poker, where winning rounds consists of having the rarest set of a set of predetermined Configurations.

Relations

Can Instantiate

Capture, Hovering Closures

Can Modulate

Symmetry

Can Be Instantiated By

Alignment, Collection, Combos, Connection, Enclosure Puzzle Solving, Rhythm-Based Actions Selectable Sets of Goals

Can Be Modulated By

Gain Ownership, Imperfect Information, Timing

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

An updated version of the pattern Configuration that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design.

Acknowledgements

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